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INXS came out of the Sydney pub circuit in the late seventies and spent years sharpening a lean, groove-heavy rock sound before the rest of the world caught on. Fronted by Michael Hutchence, whose loose, magnetic stage presence matched the band's tight funk-inflected playing, they grew from new wave hopefuls into one of the biggest acts of the late eighties. Songs like "Need You Tonight," "Never Tear Us Apart," and "Don't Change" still carry the mix of swagger and melancholy that set them apart from most of their era.
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Kick (1987). It's the album where everything came together, six hit singles deep and built on a rock-funk groove the band had been working toward for years. "Need You Tonight," "New Sensation," "Devil Inside," and "Never Tear Us Apart" are all on it, and it made them stars far beyond Australia.
Biography
INXS (a phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian rock band formed in 1977 in Sydney. Originally called the Farriss Brothers, the band's founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboardist Andrew Farriss, drummer Jon Farriss, guitarist Tim Farriss, lead singer and main lyricist Michael Hutchence, and guitarist and saxophonist Kirk Pengilly. For 20 years, INXS were fronted by Hutchence, whose stage presence made him the focal point of the band.
In 1984, INXS had their first number-one hit in Australia with "Original Sin". The band achieved international success in the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s with the hit albums Listen Like Thieves, Kick, and X and the singles "What You Need" (1985), "Need You Tonight" (1987) (the band's only US number-one single), "New Sensation" (1987), "Devil Inside" (1988), "Never Tear Us Apart" (1988), and "Suicide Blonde" (1990).
After Hutchence's death on 22 November 1997, INXS made appearances with several guest singers. Beginning in 2000, the band toured and recorded with Jon Stevens as lead singer.
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Studio albums
Discography
Official studio albums and EPs.
- 2021GREEDEP
- 2021PRIDEEP
- 2021SLOTHEP
- 2021ENVYEP
- 2010Original SinAlbum
- 2008Six PackEP
- 2005SwitchAlbum
- 2004Bang the Drum EPEP
- 1997Elegantly WastedAlbum
- 1993Full Moon, Dirty HeartsAlbum
- 1993Time (Australian Tour Souvenir EP)EP
- 1992Welcome to Wherever You AreAlbum
- 1990XAlbum
- 1987KickAlbum
- 1985Listen Like ThievesAlbum
- 1984The SwingAlbum
- 1983DekadanceEP
- 1983DanceEP
- 1982Shabooh ShoobahAlbum
- 1981Underneath the ColoursAlbum
- 1980INXSAlbum
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